Euplectellidae

Euplectellidae
Venus Flower Basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Subclass: Hexasterophora
Order: Lyssacinosa
Family: Euplectellidae
Gray, 1867[1]
Subfamilies
  • Bolosominae Tabachnick, 2002
  • Corbitellinae Gray, 1872
  • Euplectellinae Gray, 1867

Euplectellidae is a family of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the order Lyssacinosa.

Taxonomy

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the family includes the following subfamilies and genera:
Subfamily Bolosominae Tabachnick, 2002

Subfamily Corbitellinae Gray, 1872

Subfamily Euplectellinae Gray, 1867

References

  1. Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII
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